Buckle.



J. W. MALLORY.

BUCKLE. APPLICATION FiLED my 26. 19l6.

1,3w92 Patented July 10, 1917.

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BUCKLE.

To all whom it may concern:

it known that 1, JOHN W. MALLonY, a citizen of the United States, residing near Ivanhoe, in the county of Carroll and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in buckles.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a buckle which will be of simple construction and which will securely hold a strap engaged through the same without danger of tearing or otherwise injuring the strap.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a buckle of the abovestated character which will be formed of the minimum number of parts and constructed in such manner that longitudinal strain upon a strap engaged through the same will ause a tightening of the buckle upon the strap.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a buckle of the abovestated character which will be composed of a pivoted member mounted in the body of the buckle and provided with opposite portions adapted to cooperate with the opposite ends of the body to bind and clamp a strap engaged through said buckle without penetrating said strap.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully de scribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like-designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete buckle in use.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same substantially on the plane of line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section substantially on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section substantially on the plane of line 4.4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the pivoted member.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the buckle which is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1.917.

Application filed July 26, 1916. Serial No. 111,466.

of substantially rectangular form and has the usual transverse bar 2, around which one end of a strap 3 is secured, the opposite end 4 of the strap being adapted to be passed longitudinally through the body 1, and through the pivoted clamping member 5 as will. be later clearly understood.

1 The pivoted clainpingmember 5 is formed of a single strand of wire having central looped portions 6 formed along its longitudinal sides and offset downwardly for swinging movement upon the transverse bar 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. One end clamping bar 7 of the member 5 is extended in practically a horizontal plane and adapted for cooperation with one end 8 of the bot y 1 to clamp the end a of the strap passed between said clamping bar 7 of the member 5 and said end 8 of the body 1 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. It will be understood that the end 7 of the member 5 is positioned inwardly of the end 8. The opposite end 9 of the member 5 is extended in practically a vertical plane above and inwardly of the end 10 of the body 1 for cooperation with the latter in forming an additional or secondary clamp for the end 4 of the strap 3, after the latter has been passed between said ends 9 and 10. It will be understood that the end 1 of the strap 3 is'first passed between the end 8 ofthe body 1 and clamping bar 7 and then between the ends: 9 and 10 as shown in the drawings.

While the member 5 may be formed in any suitable manner, the wire from which said member 5 is produced preferably has one end bent to form one of the loops 6 after which the wires extend to form the clamping bar 7, then the opposite loop 6 and finally the end 9, the remaining extremity of the wire being extended downwardly to the position adjacent the first loop 6. This manner of forming the member will be apparent upon reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings. It will also be seen by referring to the drawings that the loops 6 are offset from the clamping bar 7 and the end 9 of the member 5 and below the body 1, while said clamping bar 7 and end 9 are above the body 1. It will be further understood that the width of the bar 7 may be slightly greater than the width of the opening in the body 1, if desired, to prevent said bar 7 from swinging through the body 1.

It will be evident that this form of buckle will behighlyeflicient in use when employed in connection Withharness straps and any longitudinal strainnp'on the strap'will result in a binding action both ends of the body 1. I, lVhile thje form of the invention herein of the same against "shownandflescribed isWhat is believedto be the preferred embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein Without departing'fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as clalmed.

of the Wire being \VhatI claim as new is A buckle comprising a frame having a transverse bar extending across the same in V termedia-te its ends,

a clamping member of Wn'e, one extremity formed from a length bent to provide a bearing the clamping bar of .the and the adjacent end bar and extending to provide a substantially U- shaped portion, the Wire being then bent at the extremity of the U-shaped portion to provide a second bearing, the Wire then being extended upwardly and bent horizontally 110.1)10Vide a clamping bar, Which is out of the plane of the transverse bar of the "U-shapedportion, the bearings being piv- WM. E. Roeians, LAURA E. ROGERS.

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